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persons at least sixty days for the submission of written data, 
views, or arguments to the granting of the license. The 
Secretary shall utilize such additional methods as he deems 
reasonable to inform interested persons and groups about 
the application and to invite their comments thereon. 
(2) The Secretary’s decision granung or denyimg a 
license shall be in writing and shall be made within sixty 
days following receipt of all views. The Secretary shall 
grant the license applied for when he finds that the applica- 
tion, as submitted, or as modified, meets the requirements 
of this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated 
hereunder. 
(3) Judicial review of the Secretary’s decision shall be 
m accordance with sections 701 through 706 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(4) The Secretary shall maintain a registry in which 
is recorded the filing or withdrawal of an application for a 
license under this Act, the issuance, denial, expiration, sur- 
render, transfer, or revocation of such license, or the relin- 
quishment of any licensed portion of the deep seabed. Subject 
to the limitations of subsection (c) hereof, registry records 
shall be available for public inspection during the busimess 
hours of every working day. 
(5) The Secretary shall, and the applicant or licensee 
may, notify the international registry clearmghouse within 
